Combination auide and director



0. S. THAL.

COMBINATION GUIDE AND DIRECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 1918- 1,326,116. Patented Dec. 23,1919.

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COMBINATION GUIDE AND DIRECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 191-9.

Application filed May 14, 1918. Serial No. 234,525.

To all whom it mayconoem Be it known that I, OTTO VS. TIIAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in if Combination Guides and Directors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates toa combination uide and director for drawing letters and figures.

One of the objects of the present invention being to provide a simple, cheaply manufactured combination guide and direc tor, which may be employed for amusement or other purposes, said device comprising a slottedcard adapted to be pivotally mounted or slidably moved over a surface upon which it is desired to make a transcription, said card being also provided with a means for directing theimovement of the card, whether it is pivotally or slidably mounted. Another object'of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which may beuse'd as a postal card, and which cannot be deciphered or read'without leaving a visible indication, thus preventing unauthorized persons from reading the card. Further objects will hereinafter appear. The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts 'as hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a viewnof one form of the device. l

Fig. 2 is a plan view of another form of thedevice. V f

Referring to the drawings in detail:

A indicates the card, on one endof which is formed a slot 2. Arranged on one edge of the card, as-shown at3, is a plurality of directing numerals, and arranged on one side of the slot, as at 4, is another set of directing numerals. The card when used is pivotally attached to a surface upon which it is desired to make a transcription; for

instance, as shown in Fig. 1, athumb tack is inserted through the cardA atone corner and the card B upon which thetranscription may be made.

The transcription is accomplished in the following manner:

With the card A pivotally attached to the card B, it is first necessary to make a mark 0 uponthe card B. The card A is then moved until the arrow, 5 registers with the mark C, mark C being made at any point upon the card B desired.

The next operation is to insert a pencil in the slot 2 at the point marked X. The pencil is then moved from X downwardly along this slotuntil it reaches the numeral 1. t is then moved upwardly along this slot until the numeral 2 is reached, the next number appearing in the succession is 3. This is found among the first set of numerals printed on the edge of the card, and it indicates that the card must be moved until the numeral 3 reaches the point marked C on card B.

The last move of the pencil was from 1 to 2 along the slot. It is held at this point while the card is being moved about the pivot until the numeral 3 registers with the mark C.

The operator will next find that two numerals will appear, 2'. 6., the number at and the numeral 46 This means that 4* must be brought into register with the mark C, and that the pencil must be moved downwardly from 2 to 4 in the slot while the card is being swung from the number 3 to the number 4. This causes the formation of an angular line. The pencil is held at the point 4 in the slot, and the card is a ain swung until 5 registers with the mark @011 the card B. The pencil is next moved upwardly along this slot into alinement with number 6. It is held at this point while number 7, which is the next number in succession, is moved into register with the point C.

We again find two numerals of a similar character, z. 8., 8 and 8 This means that the pencil must be moved downwardly from the point 6 in the slot to the point 8, and that the card must simultaneously bemoved from number 7 until 8 registers with the mark 0. The pencil, after this movement has been made, is held in alinement with number 8 1n the slot, and the card is next swung until the'numeral 9 registers with the mark C. To continue the operatiomit is necessary to move the pencil upwardly along thisslot until it alines with the number 10, as this is the succeeding number.

We again find two numerals, i. 6., number 11 and 11 The pencil must, therefore, be moved from 10 to 11 in the slot, and the card must at the same time be swung about itspivot until 11 registers with the mark C. The pencil is retained in the slot at the point 11, and the card is again swung until the numeral 12 registers with the mark C. It is then moved down the slot until it alines with the numeral 13, and the whole operation is finally completed by swinging the card until the numeral 14: registers with the mark C.

By removing the card A from the card B, and inspecting the transcription made, it will be found that the operator has written the word Fool. Any word may be written in this .manner by arranging the different sets of numerals to suit the word, and practically any design or figure may be drawn by the same method.

It is, therefore, obvious that a card constructed as here shown and operated in the manner herein described may prove a great source of amusement, both for children and grown, and that it may also be used for transmitting secret messages and for other purposes.

One use of the device to which it may be successfully and commercially applied, is the postal card service. The slot 2 should in that instance be arranged in one corner so that it may be covered by the stamp when mailed. It would thus be impossible for any one but the person to whom the card is addressed to decipher or transcribe the same as it would be necessary to break the stamp before it would be possible to insert the pencil in the slot. It would also be necessary to puncture one corner of the card to pivotally attach it to the card upon which it is desired to make the transcription, thus leaving two visible indications. No one but the person to whom the card is addressed can, therefore, read or transcribe the word or message contained without visibly showing that such transcription has been made. Y

Another form of the card is shown in Fig. 2. This card is also slotted as at 2, and provided with directing numerals along two edges as shown. This card may be placed on any ordinary card and moved along one edge of the same; all vertical lines being made in the slot, and all horizontal lines being made by moving the card lengthwise, the movements being indicated and limited by the numerals along the outer edge and the slot, angular lines being drawn in a'manner similar to that previously described, and every operation being the same.

While the device as here illustrated is a postal card, it is obvious that it may take any form desired; for instance, it may be cut in the shape of a figure or ornamental design, and it is, therefore, capable of being modified in many ways.

The materials and finish of the device may be such. as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer may indicate.

I wish it understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor details, may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, and. that I do not wish to limit myself to the specific design and construction here shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A combination card and director,-comprising a card, having an opening formed therein for the reception of the pencil, and two sets of directing numerals formed on the card to indicate movement of the pencil in the opening and movement of the card while the pencil remains stationary in the opening.

2. A. device of the character described, comprising a card, having a slot formed therein, a plurality of directing numerals arranged on one side of such slot, and a sec ond set of directing numerals arranged along one edge of the card, said slot adapted to receive a pencil to guide the same, and said numerals adapted to direct the movement of the pencil in the slot and also move ment of the card'proper.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a card, having a slot formed therein, a plurality of directing numerals arranged on one side of such slot, a second set of directing numerals arranged along one edge of the card, said slot adapted to receive a pencil to guide the same, and said numerals adapted to direct the movement of the pencil in the slot and also movement of the card proper, and means for pivotally mounting the card.

at. A combination card, said card having a guide formed thereon for the reception of a pencil and for the guidance thereof, and two sets of directing numerals formed on the card to indicate the movement of the pencil in the guide, and movement of the card while the pencil remains stationary in the guide.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO S. THAL. lVitnesses WV. W. I-IEALEY, M. E. EWING. 

